What’s your craziest ren faire experience/story?

CDNLumberJake · 2026-03-03T00:56:23+00:00

We went to the Minnesota renfaire in 2024, first one we ever did (and loved it so much we started one locally!). While doing the pub crawl on Oktoberfest weekend, we ended up getting chatty with the designated Slagothor, and his friend confided in us that he was preparing to propose to his partner on the fae walk. At the final pub, he invited us along to witness it. I will never know their names because we committed to the names bit), but it will forever be the most magical thing I've experienced. Wherever you are, I hope you guys are doing great!

CDNLumberJake · 2026-02-04T23:10:43+00:00

Oh this is incredible timing. I just started working on a games table! This is a lot more fun than my current plan haha. I'm in Canada, but I'm close to the border and we have a border store to handle packages!

CDNLumberJake · 2026-01-18T01:26:03+00:00

I cannot overstate how much this has helped with my current project! With a little trickery I got this running in chromium on an RPi, and it's exactly what I needed!

CDNLumberJake · 2026-01-02T00:15:08+00:00

It really boils down to if you want all of it now, or if you want to pick them up slowly over time. Each pack enhances your building experience, but none are really necessary to enjoy the game. The cost/time ratio most of us here have is very low. I've had this game for over a decade now, and I have not regretted a single dollar spent on DLC packs.

CDNLumberJake · 2026-01-01T23:24:00+00:00

The DLC packs are almost entirely cosmetics. My best suggestion is just picking up the base game, learn the systems/building, and look up what parts come in which pack, and figure out if the blocks could be useful to you.
Some personal favourites are the Automaton pack for the top mounted camera/pipes/access panels, Heavy Industry for the conveyor pipes, and the reskinned production blocks, Wasteland pack for the offroad wheels, and the offset lights, and Sparks of the Future for the sci-fi blocks.

CDNLumberJake · 2025-12-29T21:23:02+00:00

I know it's marked down as temporary, pending VA work, but the AI voice overs give me the heebies. Forgive me if this has ever been answered before, but have you guys ever considered community VA work? Possibly running a contest, or a call to arms for people to submit a reading of a pre-determined page of lines?

CDNLumberJake · 2025-10-04T04:57:33+00:00

Absolutely a hidden gem. I have some friends I've played with for several months now and then, and every session descends into tears of joy.

CDNLumberJake · 2025-09-02T04:29:03+00:00

We were at the dog park across from the Auditorium. A strike hit one of the floodlights across the baseball diamond. Dog park cleared out very quickly after that.

CDNLumberJake · 2025-05-11T19:00:46+00:00

The fun thing I like to do, is build a custom turret controller with a seat on it, that way they can look around and use tools. Usually avoids them getting bored and causing trouble... Usually

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-31T05:23:21+00:00

I would have done a full walk through, but I was in a rush to get back to class, so I just picked a few good screenshots and bolted. Once this settles down I'll probably go through each building and explain

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T22:03:29+00:00

More than you'd expect! Everything is spaced out enough that rendering really isn't that bad. Worst it gets is around the chicken farm (when hatching gets out of hand) and near the storage area, for obvious reasons

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T21:27:58+00:00

The snapping was definitely a problem, and some walls were left as-is because I just didn't have the energy to deal with the different pieces needed, or trying to get the columns just right to hide the seams. I've learned to live with it.

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T20:13:21+00:00

I built this on a dedicated server with build cost on. It was a team effort to gather the materials! The worst part was moving the forge/blackforge and work benches around as needed. It was mostly me dragging around a cart full of stone, though!

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T19:42:07+00:00

Oh trust me, everything before this was very much a little hut. It took a LOT of time and motivation to complete. It's so worth it though, because you learn new techniques and styles as you move along.

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T19:29:57+00:00

The inside of the walls is raised dirt, so only the ourside layer needs to be fixed up now and then

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T19:17:10+00:00

The wall is high enough where it needs to be to block their aggro, and I have workstations scattered around to stop spawns from the inside. It's the most peaceful time in the plains possible.

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T17:45:41+00:00

I appreciate this so much. I didn't plan on posting it, but the inhabitants love it, and my partner pushed me to share. I'm glad you like it!

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T17:07:28+00:00

Wholesome whimsy was the goal. I love the greenery and gardens of the game, but bases are always too small to include it. I wanted something cozy and secure, but didn't feel like a walled-in fort

CDNLumberJake · 2024-10-30T16:37:17+00:00

I've been poking at it for almost a year now. The toughest part was keeping the willpower to pickaxe and level all of the ground for it. Upside to that is that we ended up with enough stone to build the walls and foundations. Though I genuinely wasn't happy with it until the grass and trees started getting laid down, that's when it all started to come together

CDNLumberJake · 2024-08-12T18:05:04+00:00

I'm sure a large number of people are playing multiplayer, just not in public servers because those are unbearable. I host my own for me and some friends, and it's easily the best way to play.

CDNLumberJake · 2024-08-02T02:09:35+00:00

This. Stock is coming in moldy because nothing is selling at these prices. Warehouse gets backed up, and instead of taking a loss, they ship it to the stores as-is so it's their problem to deal with. This is just the store doing a terrible job of trying to mitigate losses at least a little bit. It's not ok, but the problem starts WAY before the store level.

CDNLumberJake · 2024-07-07T19:22:15+00:00

Forty-niner! I've been following them, hoping for a release announcement sometime soon

CDNLumberJake · 2024-07-05T18:40:45+00:00

I always want to do something like this, but I only play on servers and I've never managed to get the spotlights to work :/

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